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At the September Meeting, Derek Southern explained what Blogging is and showed how everyone can create their own Blog on the internet. |
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Area 2 Computer and Technology Web Site |
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Webmaster Phil Goff (Br 116) philgoff@yahoo.com |
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Past Meeting Minutes and Presentation Materials |
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Updated 10/28/2008 |
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Next Meeting: November 20, 2008 Topic: Introduction to Photoshop Elements Organizer -- Derek Southern (ppt) (pdf) Shopping for best buys on the Internet -- Phil Goff (ppt) (pdf) Save ink and paper with 4 slides per page! (pdf)
Special Note! Acronis True Image Home 2009 has just been released. See details and pricing at the website: sir-web.org/computer/computer_articles/oct_2008_barlow.htm
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October Meeting Highlights October 16, 2008 By Jack Bevis (Branch 116), CAT Secretary/Web Correspondent Chairman Dean Steichen called the meeting to order at 9:00am. Executive Committee members attending were Floyd Skelton, Jack Bevis, Dick Chaffee, Frank Crua, Vic Moore and Frank Crua. Total attendance was 35. Dean said that the program for next year has to be developed and asked for ideas for presentations as well as possible presenters. Next months program will include a short refresher presentation on Photo Shop Elements Organizer. There were two presentations today. Dean Steichen’s topic was” Finding answers to you computer questions”. This was followed by Floyd Skelton demonstrating his favorite web sites. The volunteers for this meeting were: Coffee Master: Vic Moore, Setup Chairman; Don DeGraf with Bill Barnard, Jack Kearney and Norm McRae. Dean Steichen -- Finding Answers to Computer Problems (ppt) (pdf) Floyd Skelton -- My Favorite Websites (pdf) Dean Steichen’s presentation asks the question “Where can I find the answer?” and explains how to use your computer to find out. He says use the browser search function and showed examples from Google, Yahoo, MSN, Search.com and Whitepages.com. Do a search on “how to search”. Use the “Help” button. Look for product Tutorials. And, don’t give up. If MSN didn’t work, try Google. Floyd Skelton presented some of his favorite web sites: HULU-free TV, Google maps, Gas Buddy-find cheep gas, Flight Tracker, Zilow-what your house is worth. A favorite is the USGS Service with their earthquake maps showing the ones close to home. They were all accessed live and displayed on the SIR projector
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